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Aagcman's Make-Up Book 

By MAURICE HAGEMAN 

Price, 25 cents 

The importance of an effective make-up is becoming 1 more appar* 
ent to the professional actor every year, but hitherto there has been 
no book on the subject describing the modern methods and at the 
same time covering all branches of the art. This want has now 
been filled. Mr. Hageman has had an experience of twenty years 
as actor and stage-manager, and his well-known literary ability has 
enabled him to put the knowledge so gained into shape to be of 
use to others. The book is an encyclopedia of the art of making up. 
Every branch of the subject is exhaustively treated, and few ques- 
tions can be asked by professional or amateur that cannot be an- 
swered by this admirable hand-book. It is not only the best make- 
up book ever published, but it is not likely to be superseded by 
any other. It is absolutely indispensable to every ambitious actor. 

CONTENTS 

Chapter I. General Remarks. 

Chapter II. Grease-Paints, their origin, components and use. 

Chapter III. The Make-up Box, Grease-Paints, Mirrors, Face» 
Powder and Puff, Exora Cream, Rouge, Liquid Color, Grenadine, 
Blue for the Eyelids, Brilliantine for the Hair, Nose Putty, Wig 
Paste, Mascaro, Crape Hair, Spirit Gum, Scissors, Artists' Stomps, 
Coid Cream, Cocoa Butter, Recipes for Cold Cream. 

Chapter IV. Preliminaries before Making up; the Straight Make* 
up and how to remove it. 

Chapter V. Remarks to Ladies. Liquid Creams, Rouge, Lips,. 
Eyebrows, Eyelashes, Character Roles, Jewelry, Removing Make-up. 

Chapter VI. Juveniles. Straight Juvenile Make-up, Society 
Men, Young Men in 111 Health, with Red Wigs, Rococo Make-up 
Hands, Wrists, Cheeks, etc. 

Chapter VII. Adults, Middle Aged and Old Men. Ordinary Type 
of Manhood, Lining Colors, Wrinkles, Rouge, Sickly and Healthy 
Old Age, Ruddy Complexions. 

Chapter VIII. Comedy and Character Make-ups. Comedy Ef 
iects, Wigs, Beards, Eyebrows, Noses, Lips, Pallor of Death. 

Chapter IX. The Human Features. The Mouth and Lips, the 
Eyes and Eyelids, the Nose, the Chin, the Ear, the Teeth. 

Chapter X. Other Exposed Parts of the Human Anatomy. 

Chapter XI. Wigs, Bearers, Moustaches, and Eyebrows. Choosing 
a Wig, Powdering the Hair, Dimensions for Wigs, Wig Bands, Bald 
Wigs, Ladies' Wigs, Beards on Wire, on Gauze, Crape Hair, Wool, 
Beards for Tramps, Moustaches, Eyebrows. 

Chapter XII. Distinctive and Traditional Characteristics. North 
American Indians, New England Farmers, Hoosiers, Southerners. 
Politicians, Cowboys, Minors, Quakers, Tramps, Creoles, Mulattoes, 
Quadroons, Octoroons, Negroes, Soldiers during War, Soldiers dur- 
ing Peace, Scouts, Pathfinders^ Puritans, Early Dutch Settlers, 
Englishmen, Scotchmen, Irish"m£n, Frenchmen, Italians, Spaniards. 
Portuguese, South Americans,. Scandinavians, Germans, Hollanders. 
Hungarians, Gipsies, Russians, Turks, Arabs, Moors, Caffirs, Abys- 
sinians, Hindoos, Malays, Chinese, Japanese, Clowns and Statuary 
Hebrews, Drunkards, Lunatics, Idiots, Misers, Rogues. 

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NOTHING DOING 



A MONOLOGUE FOR A MAN OR WOMAN 



By 

HAKBY L. NEWTON 

AND 

A. S. HOFFMAN 



Copyright 1916 
By The Dramatic Publishing Company 



CHICAGO 
THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY 



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NOTHING DOING 

Monologue for a Man or Woman. 



There is no doubt but that women are usurping all 
the trades and professions that men used to rule. Why, 
I've heard that in a certain town in Kansas they're 
going to let the women run the fire department. What 
do you think of that? Think of all the men that'll 
want to be chief. And then, can you imagine the scene 
some day at a fire — the women have seized their oxy- 
dized silver fire axes — they run up on the ladders in 
their rainy day skirts — with five thousand excited men 
looking up from below. And then if one of the men 
should cry out, "Say there, girls, your hose is turned. " 
Can you see them all stop to look at their stockings? 

Then again — picture a bitter cold wintry night — the 
fire girls have all been tucked away for the night in 
their cozy little beds up in the loft — when suddenly 
the alarm of fire rings out at 2 G. M. Would it not be 
a great and glorious sight, ladies and gentlemen, espe- 
cially the gentlemen, to see the brave girls spring from 
their warm little cots, their bare tootsie-wootsies on the 
cold floor — unmindful of the loss of sleep, not fearing 
the dangers before them — would it not, I say, my 
friends, be a glorious sight to see them rushing hither 
and thither, with noble, set, purposeful faces — looking 
for their curling irons? And then how inspiring it 
would be to see them take their wads of chewing gum 
from the heads of their beds. Then the hunt for their 
powder rags and open-work shirt waists. Then they put 
on their bloomers and slide down the brass poles — each 
one eager to be the first — to look in the mirror to see 
if their helmets are on straight. Then Maggie hollers 
to Lizzie to put a pin in the back of her belt. 

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4 NOTHING DOING 

By this time they are eager to start. They put on 
their white mousquetaire gloves, spring upon the en- 
gines and hose carts and are about to start when one 
of the girls cries out, "Say, girls, did the dressmaker 
bring me my new Spring macintosh ? No ? Well, then, 
I can't go, that's all. Do you think I'd go out in the 
street with this last year's rubber coat? Well, I should 
say not. Why, I wouldn't wear the old rag to a dog 
fight." So the captain goes to the dressmaker's, while 
the others go to the fire. That is, they go to what was 
a fire. But while they've been making their toilettes 
some horrid men have been there and put it out. But 
if there is any fire there when they do get there, they'll 
find out that they can't use the engine because Mamie 
Smith is using it to bake a fruit cake. So they order 
her to go up on the burning building, but she won't do 
it, because she has on a new shirt waist arid don't want 
to get it scorched. And if they 'd ever get in a chocolate 
cream factory they'd all burn up. Why, if women ever 
ran the fire department whole towns would be burned 
up every day. Bachelors would go around setting fire 
to their houses and then they'd climb up on the roof 
just to have their lives saved by some pretty fire lassie. 
And if an old maid came up to save him he'd jump in 
the fire. And, girls, what a cinch it would be. Think 
of all the men you could catch in your net. 

Then they talk about having women jockeys. But 
what 's the use ? The women carry all the men 's money 
anyway. When you come to think of it, a woman is 
a great deal like a race horse. In the first place, most 
men go broke on them. You never can tell what's in 
'em by the odds. The favorites are often the dubs. The 
long shots often land the big stakes, and the men that 
know the least about the game generally pick the win- 
ners. ' They run badly under the whip and are liable 
to throw you any time, but they're thoroughbreds in 
the home stretch. 

And I tell you one thing, if Eve had been wise and 
had an eye to business, she could have made that snake 



NOTHING DOING 5 

look like thirty cents. She could have filled the Garden 
of Eden with bargain sales during the day. She should 
have had on all the trees signs reading : Parisian Styles 
for Rainy Days." She could have done an enormous 
business and had a branch office in every tree. And at 
night they could have had a vaudeville show, 10, 20 
and 30 cents. They would have had no trouble in find- 
ing an "Angel" for the enterprise. 

Cain and Abel could have done their famous "knock- 
about" act. You know, Abel was an able performer, 
but Cain was a stick, but he could always make a hit. 
They could have concluded the show with Adam's edu- 
cated snakes. They could have kept open all night, 
because nobody could make them close (clothes). And 
after Eve had left the Garden of Eden and had gone 
to playing one-night stands she could have put on ' ' The 
Lost Paradise. ' ' 

But she would never be content. She was invited to 
an apple gathering, and she found fault because she 
had nothing to wear. But, on the other hand, Eve is 
the only woman on record that never turned around to 
see what the other woman had on. It's the naked truth ; 
simply the bare facts. But, of course, Eve or no other 
woman could do everybody — everything. As progressive 
as she is, woman today cannot be a letter carrier, be*- 
cause it would take too much of her time to read all the 
postal cards. And no woman could ever keep from 
tampering with the mails (males). 

Imagine a woman letter carrier delivering a sweet 
little perfumed note, in effeminine hand writing to her 
own husband. But she could be a politician. You can 
see her in rough rider costume at, the polls on election 
day. A woman walks up to her and wants to sell her 
vote for a dollar. She says : "No I'll not buy your vote 
for a dollar; it isn't worth it." The other woman says: 
"Will you buy it for 98 cents?" She says: "Why 
didn't you say so in the first place. Give me two votes 
for $1.96." 

They'd never let a dressmaker get an office, because 



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they'd say she was supported by the machine. Woman 1 ? 
Why, if woman was running for an office she'd be on 
everybody's lips if she had to kiss every man in the 
country. If a woman was ever elected President of these 
United States, the first thing she'd do would be to make 
every year a leap year. But there's no danger, we will 
never have a woman President. Where is the woman 
that would confess to being over thirty-five years old? 
Then she 'd abolish all divorce laws ; put a heavy tax on 
bachelors; make Congress a sewing circle, and no man 
would be allowed in the Senate unless he knew how to 
crochet. Of course, the last wouldn't be such a great 
change, because there are a whole lot of old women in 
our Senate now. 



Joe Ruggles 

OR 

THE GIRL MINER 

A Comedy Drama in Fout Acts 

By FRANK J. DEAN 

Price, 25 cents 

Nine male, three female characters. A vigorous, stirring pla^ 
depicting peculiar types of life in a large city and in the mirr.ng 
districts of the West. The parts of Joe Ruggles, the miner, Han? 
Von Bush (Dutch dialect), and Richard Hamilton, the scheming 
villain, all afford opportunity for clever work; while the part oi 
Madge (soubrette), who afterwards assumes the character of Mark 
J.ynch, is an excellent one for a bright young actress. 

Scenery — City street, showing R. R. Station; rocky pass, with 
fiet cabins; a wood scene, and two plain interiors. Costumes of the 
day. Time of playing, two and a half hours. 

SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS 

ACT I -Entrance to Railroad Station 

Looking for a victim — Joe Ruggles — "Them galoots is worse than 
grizzlies" — "Morning papers" — Madge and Bess plying their trades— 
"Can't you sing Joe a song?" — Hamilton and his pal confer — Tom 
Howarth gains inportant information — "Don't you dare to la> 
hands on us I" — Hamilton tries to maintain his authority — "Who' 
Old Joe!" 

ACT II — Doomsday's Hotel, Dare-devil's Gulch, California 

The landlord secures a guest— Hans disappointed — "Dot is a mis- 
take" — A ghost story — The "Kid and his sister" — "Did I hurt youi 
highness?" — Hans and Doomsday have another talk — Kate Laurel 
meets the young miner — "Yah, dot vas vot I t'inks" — Madge's dis- 
guise penetrated — She recognizes an old enemy — "Now, George 
Smith, take your choice" — Joe Ruggles as a tramp — "Ef yer think 
yer can pick on me because I'm han'some ye'll find me ter hum" — 
Hamilton appears — "Those two youngsters are mine" — The tramp 
takes a hand. 

ACT III — Wood Scene 

A lively ghost— Hamilton and Smith plan more villainy— Old Joe 
thinks of turning Detective— Kate Laurel again— "There is a secret 
connected with my life" — Kate's confession. — "What do you mean, 
Kir?" — Tom Howarth once more — "Vos you looking for a hotel?" — 
Planning an abduction— Old Joe as an Irishman— "Phat does yez 
want wid me?"— Undertakes to be a detective— Takes a hand in 
tho abduction— "Do it at your peril." 

ACT IV 

Hans hears, and tells, the latest news— "I nefer pelieved dot 
snook peesness"— Kate Laurel astonished — Hamilton attempts 
flight— "De poys haf got Mr. Hamilton, und dey vill gif him a 
necktie bartv"— Arrest of Smith— "Get out mit my vay, I vas de 
United States Mail"— Tom meets his old friend under new circum- 
stances— "Do you want me, Tom?"— Old Joe gives consent— A 
ikappy ending. 

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THREE LAMENTABLE TRAGEDIES 
SHAKESPEARE 

ARRANGED IN SONG AND VERSE 

By 

ONA WINANTS BORLAND 



OF 



The Lamentable Tragedy of Julius Caesar 

Burlesque in five short acts for twelve singing parts. 

For costumes, sheets trimmed with broad bands of some bright color 
have been successfully draped to resemble the Roman toga. Even 
kimonas of a plain color have been used. A loose garment should be 
worn beneath as a tunic. Sandals may be laced up with a color con- 
trasting with the color of the stockings. The men may wear fillets or 
laurel wreaths. For armor, chafing dish standards or small kettles 
answer for helmets. Chafing dish lids or the lids of clothes boilers 
make effective shields. The standard for a brass teakettle may be used 
for the crown. The "lean and hungry Cassius" may be gotten up in 
contrast to the well-fed Brutus. Let the Soothsayer depict an Oriental 
Jew with false nose; his gown should be covered with the signs of the 
zodiac, snakes, and so forth. Price, 25 cents. 



The Lamentable Tragedy of Omelet and Oatmealia (Hamlet) 
Burlesque in five acts for twelve singing parts. 

Cast: — KING FRAUDIUS — Potted boneless chicken, usurping the 
throne of Chanticleer. OMELET — His nephew, son of the former king. 
BOLOGNIUS — Lord chamberlain. POSTUM — His son. BACONIUS — 
Friend to Omelet. SUNNY JIM, JIM DUMPS — Courtiers. GHOST OF 
CHANTICLEER. TOASTEM — A grave digger. MILK — Mother of 
OMELET, and Queen. OATMEALIA — Daughter of Bolognius. CA- 
MELIA KIDD — A supe, — one of the players. 

SCENE: — Castle of Ills-Galore, City of Illville. TIME: — To-morrow. 
The tunes are all old and familiar; most of them will be found in 
"Home Songs." Price, 25 cents. 



The Lamentable Tragedy of McLizzle (Macbeth) 
Burlesque in five acts for the following characters: 



DUNCAN — Prohibition senator. 

MICHAEL McLIZZIE — Candidate 
for U. S. Senate, backed by 
"wets" and "suffragettes." 

HOWCOME — Duncan's son. 

ADDLEBRAIN — Duncan's secre- 
tary. 

HERR VON TOUGH — The dark 
horse candidate. 

SCHNEIDER AND HIS BAND OF 
THREE — Adherents of von 
Tough. 

LIZZIE McLIZZIE — An ambitious 
wife. 



^Adherents of 
I McLizzie. 



PAT FINNIGAN 
MIKE MAGU1RE 
BILLY FLYNN 
MIKE McGLYN J 

DINNIS ) 

PETE f Policemen 

DYER ) 

FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD 

SUFFRAGETTE — Who speak 

for themselves. 
Chorus of frcm eight to fifty male 

and female voices. 



These fine burlesques have been presented by Smith College, Chicago 
University, etc., and are the most amusing comedies for many years 
for girls' college clubs, and for church societies. The author is a Smith 
College girl and the wife of Congressman Borland. Each copy will be 
sent, postpaid, for 25 cents. 

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Practical Instructions for 
Private Theatricals 

ByW.D. EMERSON 

Author of S *A Country Romance," "The Unknown Kival,'* 

"Humble Fie," etc. 



Price, 25 cents 



Here is a practical hand-book, describing in detail all tne 
accessories, properties, scenes and apparatus necessary for an 
amateur production. In addition to the descriptions in words, 
everything is clearly shown in the numerous pictures, more 
than one hundred being inserted in the book. J\ T o such useful 
book has ever been offered to the amateur players of any 
country. 

CONTENTS 

Chapter I. Introductory Remarks. 

Chapter II. Stage, How to Make, etc. In drawing-rooms 
or parlors, with sliding or hinged doors. In a single largt 
room. The Curtain; how to attach it, and raise it, etc. 

Chapter III. Arrangement of Scenery. How to hang it. 
Drapery, tormentors, wings, borders, drops. 

Chapter IV. Box Scenes. Center door pieces, plain wings, 
door wings, return pieces, etc. 

Chapter V. How to Light the Stage. Oil, gas and electric- 
light. Footlights, Sidelights, Reflectors. How to darken the 
stage, etc. 

Chapter VI. Stage Effects. Wind, Rain, Thunder, Break- 
ing Glass, Falling Buildings, Snow, Water, Waves, Cascades. 
Passing Trains, Lightning, Chimes, Sound of Horses' Hoofs, 
Shots. 

Chapter VII. Scene Painting. 

Chapter VIII. A Word to the Property Man. 

Chapter IX. To the Stage Manager. 

Chapter X. The Business Manager. 

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